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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E24 (45:15) HSK 7
néng dǐ shàng qióng rén jiā shí nián de kǒu liáng

能抵上穷人家十年的口粮

“would be enough to feed a poor family for ten years.”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 45:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā men shuō shì lín zōng de fǎ shī rú guǒ zhuō yāo xī shēng le xù jīn hěn duō

他们说侍鳞宗的法师 如果捉妖牺牲了 恤金很多

“They said if a Shilin Sect hunter died fighting demons, the compensation”

néng dǐ shàng qióng rén jiā shí nián de kǒu liáng CURRENT FOCUS

能抵上穷 人家 十年的口粮

“would be enough to feed a poor family for ten years.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù lái le

我就来了

“So I joined.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Subsistence Metaphors (Kou Liang)

In Chinese culture, financial stability is often measured in terms of basic food rations ('kouliang'), reflecting an agrarian survival mindset.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #pragmatism #poverty #comparison
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
抵上 SPOKEN CHUNK

be worth; equate to; make up for

Used to describe an equivalence in value, cost, or impact between two disparate things.

口粮 SPOKEN CHUNK

provisions; grain rations for subsistence

A down-to-earth term highlighting basic survival food rather than gourmet dining.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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